New LA Clippers owner may be Oprah

Add Oprah Winfrey to the list of billionaires reportedly circling the Los Angeles Clippers, now that the NBA is working to force out owner Donald Sterling after a recording of his racist comments stirred outrage.

Winfrey,the self-made media mogul, is considering going in on a purchase with music magnate David Geffen and Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Geffen's office confirmed to CNBC that Oprah, Larry Ellison and David Geffen would be interested if the Clippers franchise became available.

"Oprah is not interested in running the team," Geffen had said in an earlier interview with ESPN. "She thinks it would be a great thing for an important black American to own [another] franchise."